Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jun 22, 2017 14:33:52 GMT
I did like that Carpenter used the credits card style from TTFAW but the movie went downhill from there for me. A shame because I had looked forward to seeing it.
I wasn't trying to be mean spirited--my mind was just in robot mode.
One of the more interesting criticisms I saw was the notion that Carpenter's idea of a protagonist is a California stereotype of a tough guy (comparing Kenneth Tobey to Kurt Russell, or the lead in Assault on Precinct 13). I do get the gist of what they were saying.
Personally, I think Carpenter let Rob Bottin have a little too much creative freedom. The FX are great but maybe some shadow would have added something.
Or leaving something to the imagination.
There is one deleted scene of a character seeing someone wearing a parka sneaking off into a corridor and I think that is one spooky scene.
I think it could have used a little more of that.
But I still rate it highly and wish I saw it in a theater.
There's a similar debate about the 1950s Invasion of the Body Snatchers vs the 1978 one.